At age 10, Vanessa joined the show and first appeared in the "Television" episode. She stayed with the show for five years and made one return appearance in the episode "Age" in 1989.

While doing the show, Vanessa found time to voice the character Julie in the animated series The Raccoons.

Today, Vanessa is living in the west coast of the United States and working as an urban planner. She did find time to attend the SlimeCon conventions and (while pregnant with her child) did the "Project 131" show alongside two other cast members.